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Gaming-Themed Atari Hotels Will Include VR And AR Entertainment

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Earlier today legendary video game company Atari announced that it is partnering with innovation and strategic agency GSD Group to develop a new chain of hotels centered entirely around both classic and modern gaming. Eight locations are set to open across the US, beginning later this year in Phoenix. Feature Image Credit: Atari Inc.

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HTC Vive Shows US Mayors How VR Can Help City Planning

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During this year’s South by South West (SXSW) show HTC held an event in which Mayors from cities like Albuquerque, West Sacramento, and the festival’s own home of Austin. They were shown an app from Salesforce that offered an accurate 3D map of San Francisco that they could explore. Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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Vancouver Emerging As Top Five VR and AR Hub

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Over the past 40 years, the Canadian region has emerged as a dominant force in the video game, special effects, and animation industries. I would put it together with San Francisco, L.A., Seattle, and Austin. It’s very competitive to hire people in San Francisco, L.A.,

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360 Masterclass: How to Live Stream a Concert in Virtual Reality

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Last night at the Upload Collective in San Francisco the Nokia Ozo team completed part two in their two part 360 video masterclass. Tagged with: 360 , content , masterclass , nokia , ozo , video. The Nokia Ozo is a professional-grade virtual reality camera created by Nokia. Founded in 2015, Vantage.tv

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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With over 1B of hours of video content watched per day, YouTube certainly has the content as well as community– and the next update to Google’s Daydream platform will make a solid social one-two punch of the two. The beloved Austin, TX-based virtual reality content studio Owlchemy Labs has been acquired by Google.

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Leap Of Faith: Behind The Making Of The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie VR Experience

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Matthew Lewis, CEO and founder of Practical Magic, told UploadVR from the outset the goal was raising the visual quality bar for VR videos. The Animus from the original Assassin’s Creed video game. There are other elements inspired by the video game franchise, as well. “We 2 and Jan.

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Top 29 VR/AR Events, Expos and Conferences to Attend in 2019

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VeeR VR is a global VR content platform, delivering you free access to millions of daily fresh VR videos and experiences. Venue: Austin, Texas, United States. Venue: Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States. VeeR VR: Best VR Content of the Year. Venue: Altspace VR. SXSW-South by Southwest. Venue: TBD.